United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith speaks at a campaign launch rally in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, April 29, 2023. The second week of Alberta's election campaign has been dominated by discussion of United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith's past comments equating the COVID-19 vaccinated to Nazi supporters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The second week of Alberta’s election campaign has been dominated by discussion of United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith’s past comments equating the COVID-19 vaccinated to Nazi supporters.
Albertans go to the polls on May 29.
On Tuesday, Smith declined to discuss comments she made in 2021, saying it was time to move on from the “dark days” of the pandemic.
She also declined to answer why she was allowed to stay on as a UCP candidate while the party last year barred a candidate from running in part for making similar comments.
Meanwhile, UCP candidates Jeremy Nixon, Tanya Fir and Pamela Rath are set to make an announcement today about supports for women’s shelters and sexual assault survivors.
NDP Leader Rachel Notley has no public events scheduled for today.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2023.
